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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · San Marcos, TX · March 6, 2025

Date
March 6, 2025 · 20:30 local
Place
San Marcos, TX
Airport
San Marcos Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5697S
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
385 total3,252 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was performing touch and go at hyi.

Pilot stated to FAA inspector an aircraft was ahead of him performing a touch and go. Pilot stated that he was making sure there was enough time and distance between them.

Pilot stated he got distracted and focused on having enough separation on landing approach, pilot stated he forgot to place the landing gear in the down position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AT HYI.

PILOT STATED TO FAA INSPECTOR AN AIRCRAFT WAS AHEAD OF HIM PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING SURE THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME AND DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM.

PILOT STATED HE GOT DISTRACTED AND FOCUSED ON HAVING ENOUGH SEPARATION ON LANDING APPROACH, PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO PLACE THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION.